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Strabismus vs Hypertropia - What's the difference?

strabismus | hypertropia |

As nouns the difference between strabismus and hypertropia

is that strabismus is a defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint while hypertropia is a form of strabismus in which one eye points upward.

strabismus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

    • Synonyms

    *cast-eye

    Derived terms

    * pseudostrabismus * strabismic

    hypertropia

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) A form of strabismus in which one eye points upward